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Stephenson's Rocket
The Rocket locomotive steam engine was designed in 1829 by Robert Stephenson (1803-1859) during the Industrial Revolution. The locomotive won the 1829 Rainhill Trials and so was used to pull passenger carriages on the world's...
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A Rotary Motion Steam Engine Model
A model of a rotary motion steam engine based on those built by James Watt (1736-1819) during the Industrial Revolution. Harnessing steam power in a wheel made the engines much more versatile than the older vertical...
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Prehistoric Stilt Houses, Lake Ledro
Prehistoric stilt houses on the bank of the Lake Ledro, Italy.
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Polada Culture Pot
Clay pot, Polada Culture, Abitato del Lavagnone, Bronze Age, 1800-1600 BCE.
Giovanni Rambotti Civic Archaeological Museum, Desenzano del Garda, Italy.
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Newcomen Steam Engine Diagram
A diagram showing the essential design features of the early atmospheric steam engine designed by Thomas Newcomen (1664-1729) during the Industrial Revolution. Heated water (blue) creates steam (pink) which has a much...
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Bronze Age Stilt House Interior
Interior of a reconstructed Bronze Age stilt house.
Museum zu Allerheiligen, Schaffhausen, Germany.
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Bronze Age Village Reconstruction
Bronze Age village reconstruction.
Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Germany.
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Reconstructed Neolithic Stilt House
Reconstruction of a Neolithic stilt house.
Pfahlbaumuseum Unteruhldingen, Uhldingen-Mühlhofen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
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Modern Statue of Themis
Themis statue holding the Scales of Justice and a sword in front of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal Building (Old Supreme Court) with the Bank of China tower behind.
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Allegory of Justice - Themis
Allegory of Justice - Themis, oil on canvas by Marcello Bacciarelli, 18th century.
National Museum of Warsaw, Poland.
